Chemical Weapons Convention

Provisions
The CWC bans the production, acquisition, stockpiling, transfer and use of chemical weapons.
Each State Party undertakes to destroy the chemical weapons and any chemical weapons production facilities it owns or possesses. The CWC penalizes countries that do not join by inhibiting their access to certain treaty-controlled chemicals. The CWC regime monitors commercial facilities that produce, process or consume dual-use chemicals to ensure they are not diverted for prohibited purposes.

Status
The CWC entered into force April 29, 1997. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, the Netherlands, is responsible for
implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).